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turn-around

/turn-uh-round/US // ˈtɜrn əˌraʊnd //UK // (ˈtɜːnəˌraʊnd) //

周转,交接,周转率,翻身

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the total time consumed in the round trip of a ship, aircraft, vehicle, etc.
    • : turnabout.
    • : change of allegiance, opinion, mood, policy, etc.
    • : a place or area having sufficient room for a vehicle to turn around.
    • : the time required between receiving and finishing or processing work or materials.
    • : Commerce. a reversal, as in business sales, especially from loss to profit.the time between the making of an investment and receiving a return.
    • : Aviation. the elapsed time between an aircraft's arrival at an airfield terminal and its departure.

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Examples

  • Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?

  • Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.

  • Then Ziegler tosses the buff LaBeouf around like a rag doll.

  • In straight relationships with an age gap, words like ‘gold-digger’ and ‘trophy wife’ get thrown around.

  • So far, all the players seemed to be willing to wait their turn.

  • Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.

  • Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.

  • This, however, did not apply to the waters lying directly around the Poloe and Flatland groups.

  • Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.

  • At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.